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It may be August, but there are still plenty of reasons to talk about the NBA.

The latest one came Monday evening, when the league released its schedule for the 2017-18 NBA season, allowing fans of all 30 teams to begin preparing when and where to see their favorite teams play in the coming months. The schedule announcement also was an opportunity to see where the NBA is headed next season and some of the ways the league will attempt to promote its product to fans.

Here are 10 things that stood out from an initial look at the schedule:

1. High-profile homecomings

Last year, there was one game every NBA watcher had circled on their calendars: the...

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